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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Gibbs never leave his town?
(a) He has moral obligations to stay where he is.
(b) He hates to travel.
(c) He does not want to leave the town without a doctor.
(d) He worries about leaving his children.

2. Who tells Mr. Webb what George wants to be when he grown up?
(a) Mrs. Webb.
(b) George.
(c) Emily.
(d) The stage manager.

3. What does Mr. Webb notice about the person he sees on the way home from work on the first day?
(a) He looks scared.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is crying.
(d) He is in a hurry.

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide George for when he first appears on stage?
(a) Forgetting his homework.
(b) Spending his allowance too frivolously.
(c) Talking back to her.
(d) Sleeping in.

5. What does Mr. Webb say of the people of the town that could be considered an insult?
(a) They are dull.
(b) They are ignorant.
(c) They are proud.
(d) They are selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Gibb rebuke Mrs. Gibbs for when she returns at the beginning of the third scene?

2. How does Mrs. Gibbs want to use the extra money she has coming in?

3. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?

4. Where is Joe killed?

5. Who asks Emily and her mother to leave during their discussion in the second scene?

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